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Title: | Modulated phase of liquid crystals: Covariant elasticity in the context of soft, achiral smectic-C materials |
Authors: | Venkatramanan, P.R. Hatwalne, Yashodhan Madhusudana, N.V. |
Issue Date: | Feb-2013 |
Publisher: | American Physical Society |
Citation: | Physical Review E, 2013, Vol.87, p020501-1 |
Abstract: | Ginzburg-Landau–de Gennes-type covariant theories are extensively used in connection with twist grain boundary phases of chiral smectogens. We analyze the stability conditions for the linear, covariant elasticity theory of smectic-C liquid crystals in the context of achiral materials, and predict an equilibrium modulated structure with an oblique wave vector. We suggest that a previous experimental observation of stripes in smectic-C is consistent with the predicted structure. |
Description: | Restricted Access. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2289/5497 |
ISSN: | 1539-3755 1550-2376 (Online) |
Alternative Location: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.87.020501 |
Copyright: | 2013 American Physical Society |
Appears in Collections: | Research Papers (SCM) |
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